23 November 2025 09:35

Macron leads Élysée crisis talks over spiralling Marseille drug violence


French President Emmanuel Macron has called for France’s fight against drug trafficking to be ‘stepped up’, following a string of violent incidents that have shocked the country – including the killing in Marseille of the brother of an environmental activist, described by the government as a ‘crime of intimidation’ and a ‘turning point’.

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